John Lynch is a Hall of Fame defensive back whose career earned one of the highest career value scores of 95 in the Knox value model. Lynch led his position in a major category 3 times — the definition of era-defining dominance.
John Lynch
★ HALL OF FAME9× Pro Bowl2× All-ProTop 0% all-time defensive backsIron Legend🏟️ Tampa Bay Buccaneers IconTwo-Way Profile
Height6'2"
Weight220 lb
BornSep 25, 1971
Age54
CollegeStanfordSee College Stats
Rookie yr1993
Draft1993 · Rd 3, Pick 82 · TAM
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1993 | 21–22 | TB | 15 | — | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1994 | 22–23 | TB | 16 | — | 16 | 11 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1995 | 23–24 | TB | 9 | — | 38 | 27 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1996 | 24–25 | TB | 16 | — | 100 | 71 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 1997 | 25–26 | TB | 16 | — | 109 | 74 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 1998 | 26–27 | TB | 15 | — | 85 | 50 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 1999 | 27–28 | TB | 16 | — | 117 | 81 | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | 9 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2000 | 28–29 | TB | 16 | — | 85 | 56 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 8 | — | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2001 | 29–30 | TB | 16 | — | 87 | 62 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 2002 | 30–31 | TB | 15 | — | 64 | 41 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2003 | 31–32 | TB | 14 | — | 72 | 50 | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2004 | 32–33 | DEN | 15 | — | 64 | 47 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 10 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2005 | 33–34 | DEN | 16 | — | 61 | 44 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | 8 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2006 | 34–35 | DEN | 16 | — | 84 | 59 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 2007 | 35–36 | DEN | 13 | — | 59 | 46 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Career | — | 224 | — | 1,051 | 728 | — | — | — | 13.0 | 13.0 | 68 | 0 | 15 | 8 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
379 career value over replacement — #47 all-time of 4,649. 25.3/season above a replacement-level S.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #82 (Rd 3) · TAM · 1993 · +57.7 vs expected KV-H
95actual
37.3 expected · Δ+57.7
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